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1
What are 2 methods for documenting a crime scene?
Memorizing, Doodling
Rearranging, Audio Recording
Photography, Sketching
Video recording, Making a list
2
The Innocence Project's goal was to...
determine the innocence of wrongly convicted individuals.
blame the eyewitnesses.
find the guilty individuals.
3
Observations can be...
All of these
Sight
Sounds
Taste
4
Who are the Expert Witness ?
They are people who are called by the prosecution
They are people who witnessed the crime happen.
They are people who are doctors, forensic examiners, etc
They are people who are called by the defense
5
Deductive Reasoning is ________
process in which imagination is used to find information
process of using logical (general) thinking to form a specific conclusion
also something really cool
process in which you guess the right information
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Forensic Methods include:
Documenting
All options
DNA Analysis
Fingerprinting
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The first critical step in crime scene investigation is securing and isolating the crime scene.
False
True
8
Perception is...
Faulty
50% accurate
Perfect
100% accurate
9
Which one of the following is the BEST definition of Forensic Science?
Understanding the process in which a crime scene was committed
Using proper scientific techniques
Lab potion maker
The application of science to criminal and civil laws
10
A crime scene...
can have a primary and a secondary location
is only one location
is where the fingerprints are
is where the suspect is found
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This can influence our observations...
bias
emotions
all of these
visibility
12
Most common type of search pattern. Searchers double back, perpendicularly across the crime scene...
zone
strip/line
spiral
grid
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Which of these is NOT a discipline of science that falls under forensics.
Pathology
Physics
Anthropology
Futurology
14
Our perception of a person can be based, in part, on their mannerisms and gestures.
False
True
15
A basic diagram of the scene showing important points is the
crime scene sketch
strip search
coordinates
forensic map
16
Mishandling of evidence at a crime scene can cause contamination
True
False
17
Where was the very first crime lab located?
France
New York
London
L.A.
18
Which technique would most likely be used by forensic scientists?
gene therapy
karyotyping
gene cloning
DNA fingerprinting
19
Your unit shows up to a crime scene. What do you do first?
Search the scene
Sketch the scene
Interview witnesses
Secure the scene
20
Investigations depend on observations from...
All of these
Police
Experts
Eyewitnesses
21
The Innocence Project relied on ________ to free wrongly convicted people.
Expert Testimony
RNA
DNA
eyewitness testimony
22
What should the photographer at a crime scene never do?
Use a flash
Use a macro lense
change anything to get a better image
Include a ruler in the image
23
The most common type of fingerprint pattern is the :
Arch
Tunnel
Loop
Whorl
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How accurate are fingerprints?
They are passed on down from father to son
They are perfectly unique
They are not unique and leave hardly any clues
The are the same between identical twins
25
What is a fact?
An important idea
A statement that is true
A sentence that uses a number
A question about truth
26
What is forensic toxicology
The branch of science concerning poisons
I have no idea
The study of how blood can be used for evidence
The branch of science concerning DNA
27
The person who suffers a crime is a ...
detective
victim
suspect
murderer
28
Autopsy
A belief or opinion held firmly
An exam done after death to determine cause of death
Ineffective; useless
Reducing somebody's strength or energy
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What is the biggest factor in how fast a body decomposes?
Conditions the body is left in
Type of maggots that access body
Location
Cause of death
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You find witnesses at a crime scene, what should you FIRST do with them?
Take down name and contact info
Interview them
Separate them
Let them talk and figure out their story
